昭通2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、How come every kid today is meant to be a champion for something _____ we know every kid can’t be a star?

A. in case   B. as if

C. when   D. unless

2、The police still haven’t found the lost child, but they’re doing all they .

A．can

B．may

C．must

D．should

3、_______ astonishes us is that AlphaGo defeated the human champion.

A. Which   B. When

C. That   D. What

4、The new product is beyond all praise and has quickly taken over the market ________ its superior quality.

A．in terms of

B．on account of

C．on behalf of

D．on top of

5、Reading a large number of books ________ make us wiser.

A.should B.can C.need D.must

6、Even a small personal computer   store vast amounts of information.

A. might   B. can

C. ought to   D. has to

7、Our teacher looked here and there on our playground ________ looking for something.

A．even though

B．even if

C．as if

D．only if

8、It seems late to say anything. We probably ______ it if we had made an offer sooner.

A. would have got   B. would get

C. had got   D. got

9、It is good manners to eat up ______ is left in your plate.

A. that   B. what   C. which D. all

10、Progress so far has been very good.   , we are sure that the project will be

completed on time.

A.However B.Otherwise C.Therefore D.Besides

11、Children, in my opinion,____creative ability is unbelievably rich, should be trained in that area.

A.which B.what C.who D.whose

12、We’d better take umbrellas—I’m sure it ________ when we arrive in London; it’s always wet there at this time of year.

A．will rain

B．is raining

C．will be raining

D．would rain

13、Truth can ________the test of time.

A．stand

B．support

C．take

D．accept

14、The 88th Academy Award Ceremony was held in Dolby Theatre ________ seats an audience of approximately 3,400.

A. where   B. whose   C. when     D. which

15、Our village is making efforts to _________its development pattern to promote green growth.

A.squeeze B.compromise C.transform D.differentiate

16、Publishers don't see e-books as a threat to written books. ______________, they see them as an opportunity to draw in a new generation of readers.

A.Therefore. B.Anyway

C.Instead D.Besides

17、---How did she lose so much weight as expected？

----_____________ eating less，she jogged for several miles every day.

A.In addition to B.In spite of

C.Instead of D.Thanks to

18、A growing number of family doctors are working fewer hours to avoid huge pension taxes, _________ already overworked surgeries are making fewer appointments for patients.

A.to mean B.meant C.meaning D.having meant

19、He will get a job more easily ________ he makes his computer skills better.

A.if B.before C.while D.though

20、—You are late for the morning assembly again!

—I’m terribly sorry. I _______a contract almost the whole night.

A．was drafting

B．have been drafting

C．have drafted

D．had drafted

21、Simple Ways to Relax during the Day

Most people are living a hectic(繁忙的)life in a hectic world today. Everything seems to be “go, go, go” . There is little time to stop and relax. This is stressful enough, but if you add an additional stress such as a mistake at work or your child getting in trouble at school, things can quickly spiral out of control. 【1】

Take a deep breath. Deep breathing exercises are one of the most relaxing things you can do.

【2】 It is very hard to worry about something that happened in the past or be afraid of the future if you are living in the present moment.

【3】 You can start with your forehead and work your way down to your toes. This will help you relax completely. If you combine this exercise with the breathing exercise you can even stop a panic attack in its tracks. This exercise can either be done sitting down or while lying down.

Go for a walk. 【4】 Doing exercise will release endorphins, or feel good chemicals, that makes you feel more grounded and can even relieve pain. Going for a walk when you are upset gives you time to calm down as well. 【5】 This will get your mind off the things that are bothering you and give you a chance to relax.

Have a cup of hot drink. Herbal tea is delicious and the warming feeling can take the edge off   even the worse day. Choose a tea that is caffeine free and has a flavor that you really enjoy such as blueberry or peppermint.

A．Relax each muscle of your body.

B．Clear your mind of all the pressure.

C．It centers you and brings you back into the moment.

D．You should take time to enjoy the scenery around you.

E．You can try to get yourself motivated in different ways.

F．Regular exercise can relieve anxiety and help you keep your cool.

G．There are ways to get a handle on stress and relax a little during the day.

22、   Compassion is a desire within us to help others. With effort, we can translate compassion into actions. An experience last weekend showed me this is true. I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly. These old people are our main customers, and it’s easy to lose patience over their slowness. But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson. This untidy man walked up to my register with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash, had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day.

I couldn’t help staring at him. I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and what he would be like if luck had gone his way. I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world. I told him that I was sorry, and the store rules didn’t allow me to do so. I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job.

Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up. “If anything,” he looked more pitiable, “Charge it to me,” was all he said.

What I had been feeling was pity. Pity is soft, safe and easy. Compassion, on the other hand, is caring in action. I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed, either. Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself. I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.

【1】The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits________.

A．promised to obey the store rules

B．forgot to take any money with him

C．hoped to have the food first and pay later

D．could not afford anything more expensive

【2】Which of the following best describes the old gentleman?

A．kind and lucky

B．poor and lonely

C．friendly and helpful

D．wise and disappointed

【3】The writer followed the store rules because________.

A．he wanted to keep his present job

B．he felt no pity for the old gentleman

C．he considered the old gentleman dishonest

D．he expected someone else to pay for the old gentleman

【4】What does the writer learn from his experience?

A．Wealth is more important than anything else.

B．Helping others is easier said than done.

C．Experience is better gained through practice.

D．Obeying the rules means more than compassion.

23、   At 88, I remain a competitive runner. The finish line of my life is drawing close, and I hope to reach it having given the best of myself along the way. I’ve been training my body to meet the demands of this final stretch. But, I wonder, should I have asked more of my mind?

If I didn’t exercise, I would release the hungry beasts that seek their elderly prey on couches, but not in the gym. The more I sweated, the more likely it was my doctor would continue to say, “Keep doing what you’re doing, and I’ll see you next year.” My mind, on the other hand, seems less willing to give in to discipline. I have tried internet “brain games”, solving algebraic problems flashing past and changing the route of virtual trains to avoid crashes. But these never approach my determination to remain physically fit as I move deeper into old age.

Despite having many friends in their 70s, 80s and 90s, I’ve been far too slow to realize that how we respond to aging is a choice made in the mind, not in the gym. Some of my healthiest friends carry themselves as victims abused by time. Other friends, many whose aching knees and hips are the least of their physical problems, find comfort in their ability to accept old age as just another stage of life to deal with. I would use the word “heroic” to describe the way they cope with aging.

One such friend recently called from a hospital to tell me a sudden brain disease had made him legally blind. He interrupted me as I began telling him how terribly sorry I was, “Bob, it could have been worse. I could have become deaf instead of blind.”

Despite all the time I spend lifting weights and exercising, I realized I lack the strength to have said those words. It suddenly struck me I’ve paid a price for being a “gym rat.” If there is one characteristic common to friends who are aging with a graceful acceptance of life’s attacks, it is contentment. Aging had to be more than what I saw in a mirror.

But rather than undertaking a fundamental change in the way I face aging, I felt the place to begin would be to start small. A recent lunch provided a perfect example.

I’ve always found it extremely difficult to concentrate when I’m in a noisy setting. At this lunch with a friend in an outdoor restaurant, a landscaper began blowing leaves from underneath the bushes surrounding our table. Typically, after such a noisy interruption, I would have snapped, “Let’s wait until he’s finished!” then fallen silent. When the roar eventually faded, my roar would have drained (消耗) the conversation of any warmth. It troubled me that even a passing distraction could so easily take me from enjoying lunch with a good friend to a place that gave me no pleasure at all. I wanted this meal to be different.

My years in gyms had taught me to shake off pains and other distractions, never permitting them to stop my workout or run. I decided to treat the noise this way. I continued talking with my friend, challenging myself to hear the noise, but to hold it at a distance. The discipline so familiar to me in the gym - this time applied to my mind - proved equally effective in the restaurant. It was as though I had taken my brain to a mental fitness center.

Learning to ignore a leaf blower’s roar hardly equips me to find contentment during my passage into ever-deeper old age. But I left the lunch feeling I had at least taken a small first step in changing behavior that stood in the way of that contentment.

Could I employ that same discipline to accept with dignity the inevitable decline awaiting me like the finish line? Hoping that contentment will guide me as I make my way along the path yet to be traveled.

【1】The author’s question in Paragraph 1 implies that ________.

A.he has never believed the necessity of mind training

B.he has realized he should mentally prepare for aging

C.he feels regret for not sharpening his thinking skills

D.he feels unsatisfied with the result of the brain games

【2】The author uses his friends as examples to ________.

A.stress aging is an unavoidable stage of life to face

B.indicate that people see life from many different angles

C.prove it’s significant to be surrounded with positive friends

D.show it’s important to take health seriously in a sensible way

【3】What can we learn from the author’s friend mentioned in Paragraph 4?

A.He fears that his illness will become worse.

B.He takes physical illnesses as they come.

C.He needs to find a way through those hardships.

D.He sees life as a series of disappointments.

【4】After that recent lunch, the author realized that ________.

A.distractions were not uncommon in everyday life

B.the restaurant was not an ideal place for eating

C.his roar had spoiled the friendly conversation

D.he had made small changes to adapt to aging

【5】What’s the author’s attitude towards exercising in the end?

A.Doubtful. B.Indifferent. C.Positive. D.Ambiguous.

【6】Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?

A.Old age curse and blessing B.The secret to aging well

C.Benefits of regular exercise D.Never too old to learn

24、   Staying up late doing homework is always tiring. And perhaps when we become tired, we feel the need to eat unhealthy snack food. Recently scientists have been investigating tiredness and snack food.

According to a study in The Journal of Neuroscience, people are more likely to take snacks when they don't get enough sleep.

For the study, researchers from University of Cologne in Germany gave the same dinner to 32 healthy men aged between 19 and 33. Half of the men were then sent home to bed, and the other half were kept awake in the laboratory all night.

The next morning, the participants were asked to consider how much they would be willing to pay for snack food items shown to them in pictures.

According to the researchers, all were similarly hungry in the morning, and had similar levels of most hormones（荷尔蒙）and blood sugar.

However, brain scans showed that when the sleep-deprived（缺少睡眠的）participants looked at the pictures of junk food, they released more of the "hunger hormone". This is the hormone responsible for increasing the appetite, and making us consume more.

Asked about how much they would pay for snacks, "Participants with sleep deprivation were more willing to overspend on food items than those with a good night's sleep," researchers told Science Daily.

Researchers also observed that among the people who hadn't slept, there was greater activity in the part of the brain where food rewards are processed.

The scientists think that sleep-deprived people experience changes to the hunger hormone and the brain's reward system that then leads to a stronger desire to eat snacks with high fat and calories.

"This brings us a little closer to understanding the mechanism（机制）behind how sleep deprivation changes food valuation," Professor Jan Peters, a co-author of the study from the University of Cologne, told The Independent.

Some tips on this:

* Listen to some soft music to relieve your tiredness.

* Do some slight exercise for a short time when you're tired.

* Eat yogurt or fruits to replace snacks with high fat and calories.

* Distance yourself from snacks.

【1】What can we know from the first two paragraphs?

A．Less sleep leads to more snacks.

B．Staying up late does harm to health.

C．Tiredness is the cause of less sleep.

D．We need no snacks when we sleep.

【2】What makes people eat more junk food according to the study?

A．Blood sugar.

B．Food items.

C．The hunger hormone.

D．Fat and calories.

【3】Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．People who lack sleep usually spend less on food items.

B．Listening to soft music helps people feel relaxed.

C．Exercise as much as you can when you are tired.

D．People who sleep well can get food rewards.

【4】What's the author's attitude towards snacks?

A．Positive.

B．Indifferent.

C．Negative.

D．Neutral.

25、   Tara and Lara were twins． Even their parents found it too hard to find the _____between them so the girls were_____  in different schools．

Although they look the same， both the girls differ in_____ else．  They don't have any common favorites． Lara is a night﹣bird and study all the night until she finishes．_____ ， Tara is a morning bird； she used to _____ early in the morning． In addition， Lara wears light darker colors and modem outfits， while Tara likes light colors and _____ dresses．

This wasn't the_____with these twin girls．  However， they _____each other that the opposite one was wrong．

While both sides have the advantages and disadvantages， the _____ continues． They fight mainly about ____ things all﹣day and during the study time． Their parents decided to _____ to their arguments．

Lara and Tara blindfolded their _____ with a black ribbon． Their _____brought them to the dining room． In the dining room， a big_____ was placed in the middle． Lara stood on one side of the board and Tara stood on the other side of the board． Both the ribbons were _____． The girls were surprised to see a huge board in between them．

Now， their father asked Lara， what is the color of the board？ She replied， "It is black!" Their mother asked Tara the same question． She replied， "It is white!"

They began to argue． While Lara _____ strongly it was black， Tara was_____ it was white．

Now， they were asked to_____  their places． They both were surprised and shocked． The board with Lara's side was painted black and Tara's was white， which was _____ by them． They_____  that they were right on their own perspective only．

【1】A. similarities B. differences C. distance D. appearance

【2】A. attended B. annoyed C. admitted D. surrounded

【3】A. everything B. something C. nothing D. somewhere

【4】A. Furthermore B. What's more C. Besides D. To the contrary

【5】A. fall asleep B. fall apart C. wake up D. work out

【6】A. fashionable B. plain C. antique D. traditional

【7】A. feature B. problem C. situation D. emotion

【8】A. fought B. competed C. appreciated D. hated

【9】A. harmony B. correspondence C. argument D. friendship

【10】A. meaningful B. simple C. strange D. universal

【11】A. put an end B. devote themselves C. adjust D. contribute

【12】A. mouths B. ears C. hands D. eyes

【13】A. brothers B. teachers C. parents D. friends

【14】A. subject B. board C. screen D. monitor

【15】A. fixed B. recovered C. tom D. removed

【16】A. insisted B. defended C. required D. suggested

【17】A. conscious B. aware C. confident D. convenient

【18】A. nun B. exchange C. depart D. hold on

【19】A. confirmed B. proved C. convinced D. compared

【20】A. disagreed B. mentioned C. swore D. understood

26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

My school had a tradition during the ninth-grade graduation: a beautiful gold and green jacket (the school colors), was awarded to the student who had maintained the highest grades for nine years.

I had been a straight A student since the first grade and had looked forwards very much to owning that jacket. My father was a farm laborer who couldn't earn enough money to feed five children. I was given to my grandparents to raise. There would never be a school sports jacket for us. This scholarship jacket was my only chance.

One day in May, I happened to overhear in the office. Mr. Schmidt, my history teacher, and Mr. Boone, my math teacher arguing about me. “I refuse to do it! I don't care who her father is；her grades can't match Martha's at all. I won't lie or falsify (伪造)records.” said Mr. Schmidt angrily.

But Mr. Boone's voice sounded calm. “Joann's father is not only on the Board (董事会), he owns the only store in town: we could say it was a close tie and…”

Shaking and sad, I, waited a few minutes and walked away.

The next day when the principal called me into his office. “Martha,” he said, “There's been a change in policy this year regarding the scholarship jacket. This year the Board has decided to charge fifteen dollars, which still won't cover the complete cost of the jacket. So if you are unable to pay the money for the jacket, it will be given to the next one in line.”

Standing with all the dignity I could find, I said，“I'll speak to my grandfather about it, sir, and let you know tomorrow.” I cried on the way home.

注意： 1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Paragraph 1:

By the time I got home, my eyes were red and swollen. I found my grandpa in the bean field.

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Paragraph 2:

I dragged into the principal’s office the next day, sad and disappointed.

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